KEY INFORMATION

• LOCATION: Virtual on Zoom
• DATE & TIME: Saturday, May 16, 2026, 10am – 12pm
• LED BY: Kerry Kline (bio below)
• CTLE AVAILABLE: 2hrs
• THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR: Middle/high school teachers, and college professors in any subject introducing and using journal articles in their classes.

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Join us for a workshop that introduces a student-centered approach to help students in any subject confidently decipher research and journal articles. To ground our work, we’ll explore examples from a high school biology class that examine (1) how identity influences who participates in science—and how findings can inform more inclusive classrooms and schools—and (2) how Indigenous land management practices impact conservation outcomes. While these examples anchor the session, the strategies you’ll learn are flexible and will equip students to read, analyze, and engage with articles on any topic.

The approach is highly flexible and requires no prior prep for students to begin engaging with journal articles. Use it as a whole-class activity or empower individuals and small groups to lead peer “journal clubs” around topics of interest—whether for curiosity, research, or competition. Along the way, students build scientific literacy as they strengthen their ability to analyze data and figures, make predictions about study design, and develop a deeper appreciation for how evidence is used to solve problems and communicate solutions.

If you’re working through student research projects, have curious students who want to read original research, working on college skills, or of course running your school’s journal club, this workshop will help you give students the tools, confidence, and strategies to engage deeply with research, think critically, and lead discussions around complex scientific ideas.

THIS WORKSHOP IS ALSO PART OF A SPRING SERIES for teachers using research project-based curriculum working up to student-driven investigations and year-end project showcases. All are welcome to join, and participants in the NYAS Scientist in Resident program are specifically invited. Other workshops in this series include:

• 2/28 – Socratic Dialog (completed)
• 4/26 – From Classroom to Research Lab! Student Peer Review Protocols (completed)
• 5/3 – Scientific Communication: Helping Students Tell the Story of Their Research (completed)
• 5/16 – Deconstructed Journal Clubs (this workshop)

WORKSHOP LEADER

Kerry Kline is a science educator with more than 20 years of classroom experience. Over the past decade, she has designed and facilitated professional learning experiences that support inquiry-based science teaching. She is dedicated to creating collaborative spaces where PK-12 teachers can explore instructional strategies and reflect on their practice as educators.

ABOUT STEMteachersNYC

Since 2011, STEMteachersNYC has delivered professional development workshops for teachers, by teachers, about teaching. We are an approved CTLE and NYCPS MTAC vendor. All workshops over 2hrs offer CTLE. Below is some important information, but please see our official Registration FAQ on our website for full details and policies.

Pricing: workshop/event pricing reflects a desire to offer affordable professional learning experiences. Some workshops are subsidized and offered at a discount or for free. Some workshops include extra materials costs. Often, there is both a “Full Price” ticket for people who can pay full price and for schools/organizations paying for their staff to attend, and a “Teacher Price” ticket for teachers/educators paying out of pocket. If price is a barrier to your participation, please keep reading for several options.

CUNY & other partner campus pre-service students: If you are training to be a teacher, we want to welcome you to attend our workshops for free! Please email registration@stemteachersnyc.org for details and to see if you qualify.

Want to pay by invoice or purchase order? We encourage you to ask your school or organization if this is a possibility. Please see the Registration FAQ for the process, which includes a template letter with messaging geared towards administrators.

Are there discounts available? Often, yes! In the summers, we offer Early Bird and Teacher discounts alongside a Full Price ticket meant for those whose school or organization is funding their ticket. In the summer, we also have full scholarships, and a Fellowship available. All year, we announce specials and discounts on our social media (@STEMteachersNYC on Instagram, LinkedIn, Bluesky, and Facebook), and in our Weekly Newsletter – sign up here. Additionally, we partner with several organizations and CUNY to offer free tickets to teachers and pre-service teachers involved, and if at any time price is a barrier to you purchasing a ticket, please contact us at registration@STEMteachersNYC.org

Refunds, cancellations, and other registration/ticketing policies or changes: Please see the full Registration FAQ for details and policies.

Please note: We take screenshots, photographs and record video of our workshops in order to publicize a positive image of science teaching, and of STEMteachersNYC – a recognized 501(c)(3) non-profit organization – and to support future teacher leaders. If you register, you are agreeing to be photographed and to have your voice and image video-recorded. You are also agreeing to relinquish all your rights to the photographs and video recordings.

If you do not wish to be photographed or video-recorded – you must inform us before the workshop starts. For in-person workshops, we may take one photograph of your face so that we can erase your image if we happen to catch it by chance during the workshop, and we will do our best to avoid you.

Have more questions? Please see the full Registration FAQ for further details and policies, or contact us directly:

• Registration or ticketing questions – registration@STEMteachersNYC.org
• Questions about invoice/PO issues – bookkeeper@STEMteachersNYC.org
• Any other questions – info@STEMteachersNYC.org